India concerned by Pakistan's truce with militants

[Coventina]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Reporting from New Delhi -- A decision by Pakistani authorities to allow imposition of Islamic law in a region a short distance from Islamabad is increasing India's fears that religious militancy is growing in its neighbor and traditional rival.

India's main Hindu nationalist group, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, said Wednesday that national security was at risk because of well-entrenched militants operating in Pakistan's Swat Valley, within a five-hour drive of Amritsar, an Indian city of 1.5 million people.

Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee joined other international leaders in condemning Pakistan's cease-fire deal Monday with the militants, characterizing it as a danger to "humanity and civilization."

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India's concern is that the latest deal further weakens a Pakistani civilian government not fully in control of its own territory and increases the risk that Pakistan will serve as a staging ground for terrorist attacks, such as occurred in Mumbai in late November. Islamabad acknowledged recently that the attack, which killed more than 160 people, was at least in part planned in Pakistan.


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I find myself in agreement with India in this case.

[bdamomma]

1. We may find Pakistan and India pointing nuclear weapons at each other again.

another ominous situation.

[acmavm]

2. Yeah, I do believe that India has good reason to feel uneasy. All the

hatred and animosity those respective countries feel for each other without this complication keeps the world on edge, never knowing which country's military is gonna cross the border at any given time. But this, this is just really not a good thing.

edit: I have possessive pronouns

[cosmicone]

3. Paki military will never attack India

India kicked Pakistan's ass several times when they tried, and at one time severed Bangladesh from Pakistan.

India is several times bigger and financially very strong as compared to Pakistan which is near bankruptcy.

This is why Pakistan made terrorism its official state policy to harass India.